There are five stories in this book. 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Barrel of Amontillado' are stories of madness; 'The Maelstrom' describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean; and in 'The Murders of the Rue Morgue' and 'The Stolen Letter' meet C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's famous Parisian detective.
Silvia Broome is an interpreter at the United Nations. She overhears a plan to kill the President of Matobo and tell security. But does she know more than what she tells the Secret Service?
Rafael and his gold ring is a strange story of murder, mystery and love. Rafael is a poor fisherman, who has gone mad. Did he go mad for love of a girl, or because he saw or committed some terrible d
William Tell is a good man, but his country is a dangerous place. The Swiss people don’t like the Austrian emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with the A
Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the oceans. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he hates Moby Dick. He wants to kill him. But can Captain Ahab and his men find the great white whale? A young sailor, Ishmael, tells the story of their exciting and dangerous trip.
Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948, but his name is famous around the world. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. But he lived a simple life and he protested without violence. People watched him and they loved him. Many follow his ideas today.
The stories in this book are exciting and sometimes very strange. Some are sad and some are happy. We meet many interesting people – a young man in love, a lonely customer in a shop, a shy soldier. Strange things happen to all these people. But life is strange sometimes.
Hans Andersen wrote many famous stories that teach lessons for life. This book contains five stories including The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid.
Jane's romance with Tom Lefroy inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read the story of Jane Austen, one of the greatest writers of Englishá
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